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The Tomb of the Animal Mummies

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// Ever wonder what a mummy smells like? Or why millions of animals were mummified - including baboons? We climb into ancient tombs with Egyptologist Salima Ikram, to discover the science and culture of animal mummies. Salima is a real life tomb adventurer, cautious of scorpions and curious about the dead. Join us this Halloween as we excavate the secrets behind mummies! //

© Tumble Media Length 00:22:14 28 October 2022 Season 8 Episode 6 Age: 6-10 , 11plus Topics: Educational , Fact , Nature , Science Country: USA Type: Episodic

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© Tumble Media Length 00:22:14 28 October 2022 Season 8 Episode 6 Age: 6-10 , 11plus Topics: Educational , Fact , Nature , Science Country: USA Type: Episodic

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Ever wonder what a mummy smells like? Or why millions of animals were mummified - including baboons? We climb into ancient tombs with Egyptologist Salima Ikram, to discover the science and culture of animal mummies. Salima is a real life tomb adventurer, cautious of scorpions and curious about the dead. Join us this Halloween as we excavate the secrets behind mummies!

We’re participating in Nat Geo Kids’ Podcast Party: Ancient Egypt in honor of the 100th anniversary of the discovery of King Tut’s tomb. Together with other kids podcasts we are making episode about Ancient Egypt. If you are interested in listening to more, check out Greeking Out.

We're also participating in a Kids Listen Survey! Grownups, take a moment to tell us about your family media habits in this quick survey.

Hear more from Salima in a bonus interview episode available on our ad-free Patreon feed! It’s available for just $1/month when you pledge to support Tumble at patreon.com/tumblepodcast.

We have free resources about this episode available on the blog on our website, sciencepodcastforkids.com.


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